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Best Movie
Letters to Iwo Jima
Best Actress
Will: Helen Mirren
Should: Meryl Streep or Kate Winslet
Best Actor
Forest Whitaker
Best Supporting Actress
Will: Cate Blanchett
Should: Jennifer Hudson
Best Supporting Actor
Eddie Murphey
Best Director
Will: Clint Eastwood
Should: Paul Greengrass (United 93)
FYI: The reason I "say" this is because I thought United 93 was a great movie, yes it is incredibly hard to watch. I think it's one of those movies, you watch once and then probably never again. It's very hard to watch. Not to say that Letters to Iwo Jima isn't an amazing movie, because I'm sure it is (and would like to see it). I just kind of think that because Letters has got great reviews and Clint has won before that it's kind of like a "shoe in".
The good thing is that every category BUT Best Actor/Actress, Movie (and possibly supporting actor/actress) are critiqued by "masters" in the field. The categories I mentioned are voted upon by members of the academy, so basically it becomes a "popularity" contest and who you personally liked the best, whether they were in fact the best.
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"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the capacity to act despite our fears" John McCain
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent." Eleanor Roosevelt
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